hydrangea

/haɪˈdreɪndʒə/

/haɪˈdreɪndʒə/

Other forms: hydrangeas

Definitions of hydrangea

1. noun

   any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
   types:

   Hydrangea anomala, climbing hydrangea

   deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads

   Hydrangea arborescens, wild hydrangea

   deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States

   Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis, hortensia

   deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue

   Hydrangea paniculata, fall-blooming hydrangea

   deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters

   Hydrangea petiolaris, climbing hydrangea

   deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads

   Carpenteria californica, carpenteria

   California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers

   Decumaria barbara, Decumaria barbata, decumary

   woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters

   deutzia

   any of various shrubs of the genus Deutzia having usually toothed opposite leaves and shredding bark and white or pink flowers in loose terminal clusters

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems